Rail anchor



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Filed Dec, 31. 1926 i Li embodiments in Patented May 8, 1928.

umreo- STATESYPATENT OFFICE- HAROLD G. WARE, 0F IABK RIDGE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO THE P Q M COMPANY, Q1 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

BAIL ANCHOR,

Application filed December 31,1928. Serial No. 158,251.

My invention relates to rail anchors and has for its general object the provisionof an imprQVed tw0-piece rail anchor device of the general type in which a clip member 15 driven into gripping engagement with one flange only of the rail base and is held in its operative osition thereon by the cooperat 1"; h ther member of the dev c A more specificobject of the invention is to provide an improved two-piece anchor of the above character, in which one member adapted to be positioned to engage the, ra l base a one side only of the rail, and in which a clip member is adaptedto bedriven transversely of the railinto spring gripping engagement with one surface ofthe rail base a d w t d fi st men ioned m m r, the ar angem t an c stru on o t e Par being such that, one of the parts of the'device is bjec ed t a ond t n f maxi tortion before the clip member of the device ach t perati pos io n he ra The invention has 01 further objects such other new and improved constructions of the arts of the device, whereby the parts will 'be maintained in firm operative engagee thach the d i tight rip i e gagement with the rail base. e

T ven n is u t ete l in We sp elfi he a pany ng d a in wherein v Fig. 1 is a side view of one embodiment of the invention showing the parts in their operative position on one flange of a rail base. V

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22T0 Fig- 1 i t ating the an e i wh h one f th rs ak s a it l on the rail base and showing also the construction whereby an interlocking engagee ment is effeotedbetween the members to prevent movement of one member with relation to the other longitudinall of the rail.

Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of the clip member forming a part of the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 and. 2,

Fig. 4 is a view in perspective ofa wedge member employed in the above embodiment, and

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 2, but showing a modified form of the invention.

The em od ent f. t e i e tio shown lower jaws 19 and20.

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plurality of angular shaped teeth 14 adapted, when the wedge is in its applied osition, to bite into the surface of the rail ase engaged, The opposite side 15 of the Wed 0 inclines inwardly toward the center of tge rail when in its normal applied position. Preferably, the inclination of the surface 15 is slightly greater, with respect to the horizonta than the inclination of the top surface ofthe rail base. The said inclined surface 15 merges at the thick portion of the wedge with a curved end surface 16; The

end of the wedge is provided also with ln s 17 and "18 adapted to enga c with the longltudinal corner ortion of t e rail base, so as to hold the we ge against inward movement on .the base flange when the clip is being driven to its applied position. The teeth 14, biting into the surface of the rail base, prevent movement of the wedge outwardly. The clip member is made, preferably, from a piece of sprin metal, rectangular in cross section and 18%811'0 to substantially U-shaped configuration to rovide upper and v he 11 per jaw is formed with a relatively long earing surface which bears flat against the u per surface of the rail base. The lower pm 20 is so formed that, when in its applied position itbears flat against'the inclined surface 9 the wedge 10. The distance between the jaws 19 and 20 is normally less than the combined thickness of the base flange of the eing at a slightly greater angle than t e.

top surface of the rail base, brings the point of maximum combined thickness of thebase flan e and wedge at a point near the edge 7 he base flange. With such construction, the clip is driven through a condition of maximum distortion and the tension is slightly relieved before the clip reaches its applied aosition.

In or er to provide an interlocking engagement between the clip and the wedge, I preferably form the lower jaw of the clip with a recess 21, which receives a central rib 22 formed on the under surface of the wedge. The extreme end of the clip is preferably tapered, as shown at 23, to provide cam surfaces which, together with the curved surface of the wedge facilitates the application of the device to the rail.

In operation, the wedge may be positioned on either the bottom or top surfaces of the rail base, with the lugs 17 and 18 abutting against the longitudinal edge of the rail base. The clip is then driven transversely of the rail into gripping engagement with the inclined surface of the wedge and one surface of the rail base. The spring tension to which the clip is subjected in driving it to its applied position, forces the teeth 14 of the wedge into the surface of the rail base so as to prevent movement of the wedge in a direction to loosen the grip of the clip. The outward movement of the clip is resisted by reason of the resiliency of the clip and the difference in angle of the inclined upper surface of the rail base and the inclined surface 15 of the wedge.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated another embodiment of the invention, in which the wedge member instead of being provided with the central rib 22 is formed onv its bottom surface with side flanges 2 l2 l which fit over the opposite side faces of the clip. The clip member shown in the modified construction is the same as that shown in the preceding figures except that the central groove 21 is omitted.

I claim:

1. A rail anchor comprising a wedge shaped member adapted to engage the base flange of a rail, and a clip formed with upper and lower jawsadapted to be driven transversely of the rail into gripping engagement with a surface of said rail base and with said wedge member; the angle of said wedge being such relative to the inclined top surface of the rail base that the clip is driven through a condition of maximum distortion before it reaches its applied position.

2. A rail anchor comprising a wedge shaped member adapted to engage the base flange of a rail, and which, when in its operative position, decreases in width toward the center of the rail, and a clip member adapted to be driven transversely of the rail into gripping engagement with a surface of said rail base and with said wedge member.

3. A rail anchor comprising a wedge shaped member adapted to engage the base flange of a rail and formed with a surface inclining inwardly at a greater angle than the inclined surface of the rail base, and

a clip formed with upper and lower jaws adapted to be driven transversely of the rail into gripping engagement with a surface of said rail base and of the inclined surface of said wedge member.

4:. A rail anchor comprising a wedge shaped member adapted to engage the base flange of a rail at one side only of the rail base, and a clip formed with upper and lowor aws adapted to be driven transversely of the rail into gripping engagement with a. surface of the said rail base and with said wedge member.

5. A rail anchor comprising a wedge member adapted to bear against one surface of a. rail base flange at one side only of the rail and which decreases in width toward the center of the rail, and a spring clip, the jaws of which are spread apart when in its applied position, to effect a spring grip on one surface of the rail base and a surface of said wedge member; the angle of said wedge being such relative to the inclination of the top surface of the rail base that the clip is driven through a condition of maximum distortion before it reaches its applied position.

6. A rail anchor comprising a wedge member formed on one surface with teeth adapted to be pressed into one surface of a rail base at one side of a rail, and a s ring clip formed with jaws adapted to em race the base flange of the rail and the said wedge.

7. A rail anchor comprising a wedge member formed on one surface with teeth adapted to be pressed into biting engagement with one surface of a rail base, at one side of a rail and provided at one end with means for abutting against the longitudinal edge of the rail base, and a spring clip formed with jaws adapted to be driven transversely of the rail intospring gripping engagement with the rail base and said wedge.

8. A rail anchor comprising a Wedge member formed on one surface with teeth adapted to be pressed into biting engagement with one surface of the rail base at one side only of a rail and provided at one end with means for abuttin against the longitudinal edge of the rail base, and a spring clip formed with jaws adapted to embrace the base flange of the rail and the said wedgeythe inclination of'the wedge being such that the combined thickness of the rail base and said wedge is greatest near the edge of the rail base, whereby the clip is driven through a condition of maximum distortion in its movementtransversely of the rail to its applied position.

9. A rail anchor comprising a wedge mem-.

her which decreases in thickness toward the center of the rail, formed on one surface with teeth adapted to take abiting hold on the rail base to prevent outward movement of the wedge and provided at one end with means for engaging with the edge of the rail base to prevent inward movement of the wedge, and a spring clip member adapted to be driven transversely of the rail into gripping engagement with the rail base and said wedge; one of said members being formed with means providing an interlocking engagement with the other member.

10. A rail anchor comprising a wedge member which decreases in thickness toward the center of the rail, formed on one surface with teeth adapted to take a biting hold on the rail base to prevent outward movement of the anchor and provided at one end with means for engagement with the edge of the rail base to prevent inward movement of the wedge, and a spring clip member adapted to be driven transversely of the rail into gripping engagement with the rail base and said wedge; one of said members being formed with a rib adapted to enter a groove formed in the other, to provide an interlocking engagement of the wedge and clip.

11. A rail anchor comprising a wedge member which decreases in thickness toward the center of the rail, formed on one surface with teeth adapted to take a biting hold on the rail base to prevent outward movement of the wedge and provided at one end with spaced lugs for engagement with the edge of the rail base to prevent inward movement of the wedge, and a spring clip member adapted to be driven transversely of the rail into gripping engagement with the rail base and said wedge; the inclination of the wedge being such, with relation to the top surface of the rail base that the jaws of the clip are spread apart when moved from their applied position in a direction to remove the anchor from the rail.

HAROLD G. 'WARR. 

